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− | Joseph "Joe" Biden was born 13 Nov 1915 in Baltimore, [[Maryland]], the eldest child of [[#Joseph H Biden|Joseph H Biden]] and his wife [[#Mary Elizabeth Robinette|Mary Elizabeth Robinette]]. "While he was still a boy, his family moved to Wilmington, [[Delaware]] where he attended St. Paul’s School and Wilmington High School before graduating from St. Thomas Academy in Scranton, | + | Joseph "Joe" Biden was born 13 Nov 1915 in Baltimore, [[Maryland]], the eldest child of [[#Joseph H Biden|Joseph H Biden]] and his wife [[#Mary Elizabeth Robinette|Mary Elizabeth Robinette]]. "While he was still a boy, his family moved to Wilmington, [[Delaware]] where he attended St. Paul’s School and Wilmington High School before graduating from St. Thomas Academy in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the family was then residing." (see obit) |
− | He married [[#Catherine Eugenia Finnegan|Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan]] of Scranton in 1941, while he was employed as a sales representative for Amoco Oil Company. They had a daughter and three sons including [[#Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.|Joe Biden Jr]] (in 1942), while they were living in Scanton, Pennsylvania. | + | He married [[#Catherine Eugenia Finnegan|Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan]] of Scranton, [[Pennsylvania]] in 1941, while he was employed as a sales representative for Amoco Oil Company. They had a daughter and three sons including [[#Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.|Joe Biden Jr]] (in 1942), while they were living in Scanton, Pennsylvania. |
Joe Biden Sr. died 2 Sep 2002 in Wilmington, [[Delaware]] at the home of his son Joe Biden Jr. He is buried at St-Joseph-on-the-Brandywine Cemetery in Greenville, New Castle County, Delaware. | Joe Biden Sr. died 2 Sep 2002 in Wilmington, [[Delaware]] at the home of his son Joe Biden Jr. He is buried at St-Joseph-on-the-Brandywine Cemetery in Greenville, New Castle County, Delaware. |